How to Install Musical Artifacts on Arch Linux

Musical Artifacts is a platform that hosts various open-source musical instruments, effects, and other tools. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing Musical Artifacts on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, make sure you have:

• A working Arch Linux installation with root privileges
• A stable internet connection

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Musical Artifacts requires several dependencies to work properly. To install these dependencies, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S base-devel git python2 fftw2 sqlite3

Step 2: Install Yaourt

Yaourt is a tool that lets you easily install packages from the Arch User Repository (AUR). In this tutorial, we will use Yaourt to install Musical Artifacts. To install Yaourt, run the following commands:

sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/package-query.git
cd package-query
makepkg -si
cd ..
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yaourt.git
cd yaourt
makepkg -si

Step 3: Install Musical Artifacts

Now that we have installed the dependencies and Yaourt, we can proceed to install Musical Artifacts. To do so, run the following command:

yaourt -S musical-artifacts-git

This command will download the package from AUR and install it on your system.

Step 4: Start using Musical Artifacts

With Musical Artifacts installed, you can start using it to browse and download various open-source musical instruments, effects, and other tools. You can access Musical Artifacts by visiting the following URL in your web browser:

http://localhost:5000

Conclusion

Musical Artifacts is a great platform for musicians and enthusiasts alike. With the above steps, you can easily install Musical Artifacts on Arch Linux and start using it to enhance your music production workflow.

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